Tombstone epitaph., 1887-08-06
DIES WITH HIS BOOTS ON.
Another one of the Notorious Olanton
 Gang of Outlaws gone.


 murderers ia this vicinity.
 By way Of preface to the detailed re- port oi thc killing oi that dastardly murderer Lee Rcntro, which occurred on rne 0th day of July, in the White noun. tains, in Graham county, l wilt briefly recoun, the circumstances under which Renfro murdered Isaac N. Ellinger, well known in this community: young man of strict integrity, temperate habits and possessing all the qualities that are requisite to make good citizen.
 Some time last fall, while Ellinger was temporarily absent from his ranch, which was situated just across the territorial line in New Mexico and known as the Cottonwood ranch, one Craig, at the ins,igation of Renfro, jumped" the property. Mir. Ellinger had purchased the place more than year previous and had made it his home and headquarters. On or about the 6lh of November last, he in company with Wilds P. Hummer went to Cienega Amarillo, (the Cianton ranch) and it being about noon Eliinger and his friend Hummer, upon the in vitaton of the Clantons, dismounted and took dinner. Besides these two gentle men there was present at the table, Ike and Phin Clanton, Lee Renfra and Bill Jackson. While dining, the subject of the jumping of the ranch came up, but no hard words were passed. The first to finish eating were Mir. Elinger, Ike Clanton and Lee Renfro, who arose and passed to Phin Clanton's cabin, some ten or twelve steps distant. They had but entered the room when Renfro con- menced to abuse Elinger for something that it was reported had been said about the jumping of the ranch, at the same time picking up his six-shooter from the table and walking toward Ellinger. At this junction Ike Clanton stepped in be- tween them, but Reniro suddenly threw ] his pistol around Ike and shot Elipger in the breast. MT. Ellnger lived sever- al days in great agony, suffering thou sand deaths, and died on or about the tenth day of November last. Renfro seeing that his vic.im had received a mortal wound asked for horse, which was at once furnished by the Clantons, and Lee Renfro rode away, and has been 1 skulking in the mountains of Arizona the most of the time since, fugitive from justice, with no other company ! than outlaws and wild beasts.
 u is strange how these kind of charac ! ters, in spite 1t their precautions, meet their doom. Renfo, with some of his kindred spirits, was camped in a canyon, opening out on the Rio Bonto, in the mountains on the Apache Indian rescr- vation, on the Sth day of this month. On this same date secret service officer, accompanied by three men furnished ujn by the agent of the San Ca,los Indians, by singular chance, happened 10 be hunting for stolen cattle belonging 10 the San Carlos Agency, in the neigh borhood where Renfro and his party were camped. As the office and posse were riding across 8 plateau they ob- served man come out of canyon about one hundred and fifty yards dis tant, on foot and in his shirt-sleeves. The officer said to two of his men, "you fellows ride over to that man and tell him that we are from the southern coun- try and if possible get him to come over here, as want to question him about the trails" The two men rode over to the man in his shrt-sleeves and convers- ing with him d few moments, they to. gether returned to where they had left the officer and his remaining companion, who in the meantime had dismounted and were pretending to be fixing their saddles. When the approaching party were within ten or fifteen paces the secret service officer, who had his horse between him and the approaching party, recognized Renfro. He quickly stepped in front of his horse and called out, "Lee Renfro, throw up your hanas p repeating the order twice. Renfro in stead of obeying the command, attempt ed to pull his six-shooter, when the off, cer fired, shooting him through the upper part ofthe heart and left lung. Renfro fell, the officer ran to him and Renfo calling hlm by name asked:
 "Dic you shoot me for money?"
 The officer replied: "No, l shot you because you resisted arrest"
 Renfro then said, q suppose it is all up with me-" and asked the officer to take his watch and other effects he had on his person and send them to his brother in Cowboy, Texas, and without speaking another word he breathed his last.
 This man Renfro was an abject and servile tool of Ike Clanton, who met the same fate but few weeks before, ano they both occupy untimely graves within twenty miles of each other in the wild. of the White mountains.